<p><em>LAKEWOOD RANCH</em> - Homebuilders in Southwest Florida continued to enjoy a resurgent housing market in March.</p><p>Regional builder Neal Communities reported 91 sales during the month, the most in its history. That came after a February in which it had 81.</p><p>"This has been an unprecedented sales season," said David Hunihan, sales director for the Lakewood Ranch-based builder, in a statement on Tuesday.</p><p>Fueling sales are low mortgage rates and a large variety of inventory, Hunihan said.</p><p>Neal had tailored its homes during the worst of the Great Recession to appeal to buyers feeling pinched.</p><p>With sales booming, Neal has been able to steadily increase its prices in several communities.</p><p>The March sales were in 13 neighborhoods from Parrish to Englewood, including 21 sales at Central Park at Lakewood Ranch and 15 sales at Grand Palm, Neal's new master-planned community in Venice.</p><p>The news from Neal came on the heels of another vote of confidence in the housing industry this week.</p><p>Taylor Morrison Home Corp. -- a national builder with a big presence in this region -- announced that it had filed to raise as much as $523.8 million in an initial public offering.</p><p>In its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Taylor Morrison reported $430.8 million in profits on revenue of $1.4 billion last year.</p><p>The builder's Esplanade at Lakewood Ranch will have the region's first private links to be built since 2008.</p><p>Besides the 400-acre golf course, the community will contain 1,250 homesites on 600 acres.</p>